casualty plural
cas·u·al·ty
The plural form of casualty is casualties
C cDefinitions
- noun plural casualty Military. a member of the armed forces lost to service through death, wounds, sickness, capture, or because his or her whereabouts or condition cannot be determined. casualties, loss in numerical strength through any cause, as death, wounds, sickness, capture, or desertion. 1
- noun plural casualty one who is injured or killed in an accident: There were no casualties in the traffic accident. 1
- noun plural casualty any person, group, thing, etc., that is harmed or destroyed as a result of some act or event: Their house was a casualty of the fire. 1
- noun plural casualty a serious accident, especially one involving bodily injury or death. 1